[philsturgeon]

This absolutely does sound like a troll, despite the disclaimer.

I use Ruby sometimes, it sure is a lovely language. That doesn't detract from the fact that PHP is still the most largely used web programming language around.

I do development work in, consult about, get paid to write about and sell commercial products using... PHP. It has the biggest potential market for me so it has the most potential customers, the most potential readers and the most potential work.

Besides, even if you personally decide to switch to Ruby the PHP community will still exist and still suffer the same problems. Those need to be fixed, no matter what.

Please do not detract from a single topic with a random "PHP v Ruby" thread. I'm not surprised but I am disappointed.